Container for precious stones.



A. J. STERNE.

CONTAINER FOR PRECIOUS STONES.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZZ. 1914.

Patented May 16, 1916.

WITNESSES THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D. c.

ALFRED J. "STERNE. OF BRONXV'ILLE, NEW YORK.

CONTAINER FOR PRECIOUS STONES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May M5, 1916.

Application filed July 22, 1914. Serial no. 852,336.

with each other wheniri the container and the latter is constructed so that the stones will be entirely covered by and included within an envelop or jacket when the envelop is folded. Applicant has found that this is best accomplished by taking a card and providing the same with a number of perforations of suitable size to receive the precious stones, and by securing to said card a jacket which can be folded to completely envelop the card. The card preferably has secured thereto a layer of felt which has perforations in register with the perforations in the card. The container thus constructed is also preferably provided with a cotton interlay between the card and the envelop and this cotton'interlay engages the top portion of the stones as they rest upon or engage the felt surface on the card.

As showing a specific embodiment of the invention, reference is made to the drawing forming a part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is a plan view showing the container with the jacket thereof in unfolded position. Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the container with all but the upper flap of the jacket in folded position. Fig. 4: is a view of the container after the jacket has been folded and the parts thereof secured in folded position. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

In said drawing 1 represents a body member and this body member comprises the card 2 having on the upper surface thereof a fabric layer 3, preferably felt. Both the card and the fabric layer are perforated as at -4-4.- so as to provide openings for receiving the diamonds which are to be carried in the container.

A jacket 5 comprises an underflap 6, two

intermediate side flaps 7 and 8, and an upper 'flap 9. The jacket 5 is also'provided with two small tangs'10 which are secured directly to the card 2 as by pasting. An in- 'terlay '11, preferably of cotton, is interposed between the under side of the perforated card 2 andthe jacket (see Figs. 1 and 2) and this interlay 11 is large enough to fold over and upon the perforated felt which is located atthe top of the body member 1. It will thus be apparent from an inspection of Figs. 1,2 and 5 that when the diamonds are in place in the container, they are maintained apart by *the layer of felt upon which they are seated or with which they engage.

It will also be apparent that the diamonds are engaged on "the top by thecotton interlay when the jacket is folded.

In order to fold the jacket it will be noted that the interlay 11 and the underflap 6 are first folded over and upon the felt surface 3 of the body member 1, then the right and left hand intermediate flaps 7 and 8 are folded over and upon the under-flap 6, after which 'the upper flap is broughtfrom the position shown in Fig. 3 over and uponthe other flaps and finally to the undersideof the container Where it is secured as by means of the buttons 12 and the string 13 shown more clearly in Fig.4.

The fabric or felt layer 3 which is on the I top surface of the body member 1 is utilized not only because it provides a yielding surface between the stones and "the card 2, but

also because there is quite a tendency for the felt to cling to the stones, thus holding them in place in the perforations. This felt or fabric layer therefore effectively prevents the stones from slipping out of the perforations, whereby the stones could rub against each other or whereby they would be liable to become lost.

It will be manifest that the construction shown enables a comparatively large number of stones to be carried in a small space without being scratched or otherwise damaged by coming in contact with each other, and it will also be manifest that this construction is such that the displacement of any stone in the container will be readily noted.

The jacket or envelop 5 is preferably made of a strong, tough paper, but any other suitable fiexible material, such as leather, may be employed if desired.

The improvements herein set forth are not limited to the precise construction and arrangemen t' shown and described; as they may be embodied in various forms and modi-' fications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: r

1. A container for carrying precious stones having in combination a perforated card constituting a part of a body member, a perforated fabric on the top of and secured to said card, a jacket having tangs for holding the body member in place relative to the jacket, and a cotton interlay of suflicient size to extend over said perforated fabric, said jacket having an underflap, intermediate flaps at the sides of the jacket and an upper flap, all of which flaps can be folded over the perforated card when the precious stones are in place therein.

2. A container for diamonds comprising a body member having on its upper surface perforated felt, a jacket for enveloping said parts of the jacket in. folded-position, said jacket having flaps which can be folded Over the interlay after the latter has been placed 7 over stones which are supported on the fabric of the body member and which flaps can be held in folded position by the securing means previously referred to.

4. A'container for precious stones, which container comprises a Perforated body mem Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of IPatents.

her having a felt "surface securedthereto with which the stones engage when seated member to provide a cover therefor, there being provided a'soft interlay between the body member and the flap, which interlay is arranged to engage the. upper parts of the stones thatare seated upon the. body member in order to protect them when the flap is over the body andto assist in retaining the stones in place, the container also being provided withmeans for securingthe flap in such position over the body member that the stones will be retained in place between the interlay and the felt surface on the body member.

5. A container for precious stones, which container comprises a body member having a layer of felt secured thereto upon which felt-layer the stones are seated, said containeralso comprising a flap that is secured tothe body member so. as to permit it to be swung over the body member, the container furthermore being provided with a soft interlay between the body member and the flap, which interlay is arrangedtoengage the upper portion of the stones that are seated upon the felt-layer on the body member in order to protect the stones and also in order to assist in holding the stones in place when the flap is secured in stone-holding position over the body member.

This specification signed and witnessed this 20th day of July A. D. 1914.

' ALFRED J. STERNE.

Signed in the presence of WV. G. h ilAReEsoN, EDWIN A. PACKARD.

' Washington, I). C. 

